The 2016 Adur District Council elections took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Adur District Council in West Sussex, England. Half of the council was up for election, and the Conservative Party remained in overall control of the council. The Labour Party trebled their number of seats from one to three. [1]
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After the election, the composition of the council was
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46.7 | 35.8 | 5729 | ||
UKIP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26.7 | 23.0 | 3687 | ||
Labour | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 24.4 | 3912 | ||
Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 1036 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 1149 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 489 | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Boram | 520 | 52.4% | -8.4% | |
Labour | Michael Thornton | 195 | 19.7% | +2.1% | |
UKIP | Darren Compton | 133 | 13.4% | -0.1% | |
Liberal Democrat | Cyril Cannings | 69 | 7.0% | -1.1% | |
Green | Leslie Groves Williams | 68 | 6.9% | +6.9% | |
Majority | 325 | 32.8% | -10.4% | ||
Turnout | 992 | 31.9% | +1.8% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 5.3% Con to Lab | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Robin Monk | 393 | 33.8% | -2.2% | |
Conservative | Pat Beresford | 362 | 31.1% | -5.0% | |
Labour | Daniel Ballance | 267 | 22.9% | +22.9% | |
Liberal Democrat | Steve Creed | 123 | 10.6% | -17.3% | |
Majority | 31 | 2.7% | +2.7% | ||
Turnout | 1,164 | 34.2% | +8.3% | ||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | 1.4% Con to UKIP | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barry Mear | 376 | 33.3% | -6.1% | |
UKIP | Mick Clark | 358 | 31.7% | +12.6% | |
Conservative | Paul Mansfield | 328 | 29.1% | -6.3% | |
Liberal Democrat | Raj Dooraree | 58 | 5.1% | -0.8% | |
Majority | 18 | 1.6% | -2.7% | ||
Turnout | 1,128 | 33.6% | +4.5% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 9.4% Lab to UKIP | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Les Alden | 429 | 39.6% | +5.8% | |
Conservative | Dave Donaldson | 405 | 37.4% | 0.0% | |
UKIP | Louise Hearne | 189 | 17.5% | +4.8% | |
Green | Patrick Ginnelly | 49 | 4.5% | -4.4% | |
Majority | 24 | 2.2% | +2.2% | ||
Turnout | 1,083 | 32.0% | +3.0% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.9% Con to Lab | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Angus Dunn | 551 | 51.5% | +0.5% | |
Labour | Steve Gilbert | 253 | 23.6% | -3.8% | |
UKIP | Jenny Greig | 186 | 17.4% | +2.1% | |
Green | Helen Mears | 40 | 3.7% | +3.7% | |
Liberal Democrat | Keith Humphrey | 37 | 3.5% | -2.7% | |
Majority | 298 | 27.9% | +4.3% | ||
Turnout | 1,070 | 31.8% | +3.0% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.2% Lab to Con | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Carson Albury | 461 | 37.1% | -3.8% | |
UKIP | Jason Lock | 316 | 25.5% | -8.4% | |
Labour | John Ballance | 198 | 16.0% | +0.6% | |
Independent | Keith Dollemore | 168 | 13.5% | +13.5% | |
Liberal Democrat | Steve Martin | 77 | 6.2% | -3.5% | |
Majority | 145 | 11.6% | +4.8% | ||
Turnout | 1,241 | 38.1% | +8.1% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.3% UKIP to Con | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Joss Loader | 868 | 67.8% | +0.8% | |
Labour | Adrienne Lowe | 191 | 14.9% | +2.6% | |
UKIP | Darren Compton | 151 | 11.8% | -2.0% | |
Liberal Democrat | Tom Hilditch | 57 | 4.4% | -2.6% | |
Majority | 677 | 52.9% | -0.3% | ||
Turnout | 1,281 | 36.2% | +11.2% | ||
Independent hold | Swing | 0.9% Ind to Lab | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Liz Haywood | 398 | 41.6% | +17.4% | |
Conservative | Neil Maguinness | 212 | 22.3% | -12.0% | |
Labour | Douglas Bradley | 184 | 19.3% | -2.9% | |
Liberal Democrat | Doris Martin | 146 | 15.4% | -3.9% | |
Majority | 186 | 19.6% | +19.6% | ||
Turnout | 951 | 28.4% | +4.6% | ||
UKIP hold | Swing | 9.9% Con to UKIP | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Barton | 491 | 45.4% | +2.3% | |
UKIP | Ray McLeod | 322 | 29.8% | +9.2% | |
Labour | Alun Jones | 194 | 17.9% | -11.5% | |
Liberal Democrat | Nilda Dooraree | 67 | 6.2% | -0.7% | |
Majority | 169 | 15.6% | +1.9% | ||
Turnout | 1,081 | 31.6% | +6.6% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 3.5% Con to UKIP | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Paul Graysmark | 301 | 30.9% | +15.8% | |
Conservative | Tony Nicklen | 289 | 29.7% | -8.3% | |
Labour | Kieran Francis | 281 | 28.9% | -8.2% | |
Liberal Democrat | Drew Tinsley | 95 | 9.7% | -0.1% | |
Majority | 12 | 1.2% | +1.2% | ||
Turnout | 973 | 33.5% | +4.6% | ||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.1% Con to UKIP | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Metcalfe | 530 | 50.0% | -3.1% | |
Labour | David Bowen | 252 | 23.8% | -0.9% | |
UKIP | Bill Jarman | 142 | 13.4% | +0.6% | |
Liberal Democrat | David Edey | 67 | 6.3% | -3.1% | |
Green | Annie Brown | 65 | 6.1% | +6.1% | |
Majority | 278 | 26.2% | -2.2% | ||
Turnout | 1,061 | 31.5% | +1.8% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.1% Con to Lab | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sami Zeglam | 401 | 33.4% | +7.2% | |
Conservative | Cindy Golds | 374 | 31.1% | -4.5% | |
UKIP | Sean Ridley | 176 | 14.7% | +3.8% | |
Green | Paul Hendy | 154 | 12.8% | -9.0% | |
Liberal Democrat | Nevvy Merrett | 89 | 7.4% | +2.0% | |
Majority | 27 | 2.2% | +2.2% | ||
Turnout | 1,201 | 32.8% | +5.3% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.9% Con to Lab | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Coomber | 590 | 48.0% | -2.0% | |
Labour | Irene Reed | 292 | 23.7% | +0.1% | |
UKIP | Jean Turner | 116 | 9.4% | -3.6% | |
Green | Louise Miller | 113 | 9.2% | +9.2% | |
Liberal Democrat | Jan Kimber | 108 | 8.8% | -4.6% | |
Majority | 298 | 24.2% | -2.2% | ||
Turnout | 1,230 | 39.7% | +13.3% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.1% Con to Lab | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ann Bridges | 616 | |||
UKIP | Clive Burghard | 506 | |||
UKIP | Gloria Eveleigh | 492 | |||
Conservative | Nicholas Pigott | 411 | |||
Labour | Lee Cowen | 399 | |||
Labour | Jacqueline Pilkington | 366 | |||
Liberal Democrat | Andrew Serhan | 156 | |||
Turnout | 36.9 | +9.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
UKIP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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